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How do Iceland's LGBTQIA+ rights pare to the rt of the world? Learn about Iceland's queer culture and gay scene, cludg Reykjavik's Pri Para.

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GAY NIGHTLIFE REYKJAVIK: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE

LGBT Rights Iceland: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * lgbt iceland *

Current statSce Aug 12, 1940Legal The Icelandic parliament crimaliz homosexualy, remov the provisn of the law that ma homosexualy marriage Iceland? Current statSce Jan 1, 2022Banned (3-month ferral) In September 2021 was announced that gay and bi men would legally be able to donate blood after a ferral perd of 4 months, effective om January (fe ferral)Iceland bans men who have sex wh men om donatg blood. The words "gay" "queer" "LGBT" and "LGBTQI" are all ed on the Pk Iceland webse, and while we would never go so far as to suggt that they are any way terchangeable, rt assured that we are fully clive of everyone the queer alphabet.

Wh s gay iendly atmosphere Iceland has e a long way sce the Natnal LGBTI Associatn, Samtök ’78, was found 1978 by a few brave people who cid enough was enough, and that they uldn't go on. Through the years there have been movie premier, plays, sports events, ncerts, rabow church ceremoni, gay history walks, gay cis, a lavish openg ceremony, queer lerature walks, fay ftivals, pri danc and of urse the para.

This is Pk Iceland’s favoure time of year and we have created a fabulo Pk Pri Package around Reykjavík Gay Pri so you won’t miss a thg. The gay scene and society Iceland is small but active and open, exists mostly the pal Reykjavík but the northern branch Akureyri is gettg stronger each year. Wh s gay iendly atmosphere Iceland has e a long way sce the Gay rights associatn, Samtök'78 were found 1978 by small but brave group of people.

GAY MEN ICELAND ARE THE WORLD’S HAPPIT

Iceland is a great statn for LGBT travelers. Pk Iceland gay tour operator offers day tours, tour packag, events, gay weddgs and more. * lgbt iceland *

This report scrib updat to the LGBTI (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and/or tersex) Global Acceptance Inx (GAI), which seeks to measure the relative level of acceptance of LGBTI people and issu each untry for a specific time perd. Iceland may not offer many exclively gay plac to go, but is known for s openns to the LGBTQ+ populatn, and the Nordic untry has a lot of welg optns for nightlife, mostly the seasi pal Reykjavik.

Reykjavik only has a few explicly gay clubs and bars, but the majory of the pal's venu offer a welg environment for people of all backgrounds. Cur: A gay venue that is open to everyone, Cur offers a bar on the bottom level and a dance club upstairs, as well as healthy food and special events. Loft Hostel: The gay-iendly acmodatns offer great views om a balny fe/bar overlookg the cy center and the hostel holds LGBTQ+ events such as drag shows.

ICELAND GAY TRAVEL

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An abundance of gay-iendly events and thgs to do take place Iceland, featurg optns om live entertament and mglg to nature tours and addnal forms of recreatn.

Reykjavik Bear (formerly Bears on Ice): This ftive gay social event wh ternatnal micians and DJs as well as nature tours tak place every September. LGBTQIA+ travellers are those who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (a more clive LGBT ialism), pl queer or qutng, tersex or asexual dividuals, as well as those who intify beyond the monly ed sexualy and genr exprsns.

1 IntroductnIn 1994, a mtee nvened by the Icelandic parliament to report on the suatn of homosexuals society submted s fdgs to the ernment (Forsætisráðuneytið 1994). This rearch explor how LGBT populatns have perceived and experienced recent chang laws and society, through a seri of terviews 2005, 2009, and 2015 explorg the private liv of LGBT dividuals at different stag of life – youth, g out to self and to others, first sexual relatns, unns, parenthood, separatns – after three key legal chapter draws on the terview-based survey of 30 LGBT dividuals Iceland nducted wh the parative project FaiAndSocietiFootnote 1 2015, almost a after the untry’s prcipal laws on homosexual parenthood, and nearly two s after the first law on same-sex prent analysis is built on their rpons the terviews. The aim is th to scribe the world which dividuals make their choic, and how they experience a system of legal filiatn which, the name of equaly, extend the existg heterosexual mol, how have homosexuals approached this nontatn wh an tablished social norm?

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10:00 AM</span><h1>Pri Month brgs our Pri Flight</h1><div><p>It's Augt, and that means Iceland is aga celebratg diversy and equaly. The rabow flags are out and proud, ratg var bs and stutns across the untry. It's a clear sign: LGBTQ+ Pri Month is here!</p><h2>Reykjavík Pri program</h2><p>The 2022 <a href=" target="_blank">Reykjavík Pri program</a> is as fabulo as ever – om tnal lectur and discsns to pool parti, pub crawls, karaoke and a bake-off. There's drag bgo, movie nights, a queer-themed lerary walk, a harbor cise, edy shows, timate ncerts, and much more.</p><p>The official Pri event days are Augt 2-7, 2022, wh the ma Pri Para on Augt 6 at 2pm om Hallgrímskirkja downtown Reykjavík. Once the Para is done, ftivi move to an outdoor ncert nearby Hljómskálagarður park.</p><p>Wh nearly one-third of the Icelandic populatn attendg or participatg Pri events, has bee one of the most popular events Iceland. And Pri self may only last a week, but beg one of the most LGBTQ+-iendly untri, Iceland celebrat diversy and cln the whole year round. </p><p><img src=" data-sys-asset-uid="bltbcfa92bd0c684f16" alt="Icelandair's Pri flight 2022: 2 pilots and 4 b crew stand ont of Icelandair plane, wavg rabow flags."/>Imag (and banner photo) om Icelandair's Pri Flight 2022.</p><h2>Icelandair's Pri Flight</h2><p>This year on Augt 4, we marked our ntuo support of equaly by ditg flight FI318 between Keflavík and <a href="/flights/oslo/" target="_self">Oslo</a>, and FI319 between Oslo and Keflavík, to the visibily of the LGBTQ+ muny. The b crew and pilots on our "Pri Flight" are all proud members or alli of the LGBTQ+ muny. The service on board is themed acrdgly – we serve treats, rabows, and a ftive mood.</p><p><img src=" data-sys-asset-uid="blt3d635924e3920149" alt="Icelandair Pri flight 2022: b crew member serv a tray of food, wh rabow flags foreground and background"/><br/></p><p>On Augt 5, passengers on selected ternatnal flights will receive pri-themed treats, and on Augt 6 the love is shared wh passengers on domtic flights.</p><p><img src=" data-sys-asset-uid="bltc2654f9c6eef0f5d" alt="Icelandair Pri flight 2022: Str cholate bar multi-lored wrappg, and Icelandair rabow logo p - gifts given to passengers on board Icelandair Pri flight"/><br/></p><p>In 2021, we flew our Pri Flight on Augt 4: FI528 between Keflavík and <a href="/flights/berl/" target="_self">Berl</a>, and FI529 between Berl and Keflavík.</p><p>In 2020 there was no Pri Flight due to COVID-19. In 2019, we celebrated Reykjavík Pri turng 20 wh a Pri Flight between Keflavík and Philalphia.</p><p><img src="(1)" data-sys-asset-uid="blt66a2582f5ff18a" alt="Icelandair Pri flight: ckp view of 2 pilots, wh rabow flag flyg foreground"/><br/></p><h2>Inclive Iceland</h2><p>Every year many fai, bs, anizatns, artists, and policians take part the Pri ftivi and exprs their support and regnn of the LGBTQ+ muny. From an ternatnal perspective, Iceland has a proment role advotg for LGBTQ+ rights, and that is wily felt across the untry.</p><p>At Icelandair, we are proud to be part of a muny that valu and supports equaly. We are happy to partner wh Reykjavík Pri to transport special guts to the event.</p><p><img src=" data-sys-asset-uid="bltdd061a3b61fbd3" alt="Icelandair Pri flight 2022: 2 b crew stand ont of aircraft wavg rabow flags"/><br/></p><h2>The lorful spir of Iceland</h2><p>To honor the rabow celebratns, we want to do our part to help amplify queer voic. We met wh a diverse group of people and spoke wh them about the history of Pri Iceland, the state of queer rights today, and the terplay between the spir of Iceland and the spir of Pri. The rult is "The Colorful Spir of Iceland" that we proudly prent.</p><div class="embed-ntaer" style="posn: relative;paddg-bottom: 56.25%;height: 0px;overflow-x: hidn;overflow-y: hidn;max-width: 100%;"><iame src=" ameborr="0" style="posn: absolute;top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;"><span id="selectn-marker-1" class="redactor-selectn-marker"></span><span id="selectn-marker-1" class="redactor-selectn-marker"></span><span id="selectn-marker-1" class="redactor-selectn-marker"></span><span id="selectn-marker-1" class="redactor-selectn-marker"></span></iame></div><h2>A land of rabows</h2><p>Rabows are everywhere here Iceland: whether ’s a <a href=" target="_blank">sculpture right outsi Keflavík airport</a>, a street permanently pated rabow lors a <a href=" target="_blank">remote fjord town</a> or the <a href=" target="_blank">pal</a>, or even misty rabows seen the Icelandic landsp, all sends a msage of equaly.</p><p><img src=" alt="the black basalt lumns that Iceland is famed for amed agast the ocean wh the reflectn of a rabow projected onto "/>A rabow grac Stuðlagil nyon.</p><h2>A few facts</h2><p>The are some of the ton reached Iceland on the path to equaly:</p><p>1996: Same-sex upl are legally allowed to register as livg together.</p><p>2006: Icelandic law giv equal accs to adoptn and IVF; adoptg a partner’s child has been legal sce 2000. </p><p>2010: Same-sex marriag are legalized. It's worth notg that the prime mister at the time, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, and her wife Jónína Leósdóttir were among the first same-sex upl to be married Iceland.</p><p>2019: A law simplifi the procs for trans people to obta the need medil rourc pl adds a third genr optn – X – to the Natnal Registry.</p><p><img src=" alt="Reykjavik cy viewed om an aerial view wh a full rabow circlg overhead and amg the cy"/>Reykjavík rooftops seen om Hallgrímskirkja church.</p><h2>Travel rourc</h2><p>If you're lookg for more rmatn, check out:</p><p><a href=" target="_blank">Samtök ‘78</a> – the Natnal Queer Associatn of Iceland</p><p><a href=" target="_blank">Gay Iceland</a> – LGBTQ+ gui to Iceland</p><p><a href=" target="_blank">GayIce</a> – LGBTQ+ news om Iceland</p><p><img src=" data-sys-asset-uid="blt29e013c521533a43" alt="Downtown Reykjavik is brightened by a rabow street which is loted Skolavordtigur"/><br/>A rabow brightens Skólavörðtígur street downtown Reykjavík.</p><p><br/></p><p>Text by Edvardas Paskevici</p><p>2022 Pri Flight imag by Egill Árni Jóhannson</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><footer class="Footer_footer__T2RlK" data-cy="footerElement"><div class="MaxWidth_max_width__1VhsB"><div class="Footer_head__3PXg-"><div class="IcelandairLogo_lor-dark__3Vsii Footer_logo__3YqnP" id="logo" data-cy="icelandairLogoFooter" tle="Icelandair"><img src=" alt="Icelandair logo"/></div><div class="SocialLks_social__1-j6r Footer_social__1h5rK"><a data-cy="facebookLk" href=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="Icelandair Facebook - External lk"><svg class="" fill="#444444" stroke="#444444" stroke-width="0" height="32" width="32" aria-hidn="te" viewBox="0 0 13 25" versn="1.1"><g stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill-le="evenodd"><g transform="translate(-1143, -3911)"><path d="M1151.05255,3935.90152 L1145.68309,3935.90152 L1145.68309,3923.49086 L1143,3923.49086 L1143,3919.21456 L1145.68309,3919.21456 L1145.68309,3916.64722 C1145.68309,3913.15883 1147.1973,3911.08333 1151.50206,3911.08333 L1155.08498,3911.08333 L1155.08498,3915.3612 L1152.84565,3915.3612 C1151.16985,3915.3612 1151.05911,3915.95878 1151.05911,3917.07406 L1151.05173,3919.21456 L1155.10959,3919.21456 L1154.63465,3923.49086 L1151.05173,3923.49086 L1151.05173,3935.90152 L1151.05255,3935.90152 Z"></path></g></g></svg></a><a data-cy="twterLk" href=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="Icelandair Twter - External lk"><svg class="" fill="#444444" stroke="#444444" stroke-width="0" height="32" width="32" aria-hidn="te" viewBox="0 0 18 14" versn="1.1"><tle>Twter-black .

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